is studying in uk tough? will the students thr dislike us..cuz we're Malaysians? or they're pretty frenly? How much money i have to spend thr each year on accomodation n food?

Studying in any place is not tough. It is down to your own will to put the effort into your studies.

There are different types of people you will meet in overseas. As long as you are friendly, you'll be fine over there.

As for food and accomodation, it varies to where you are staying. Some spend £5000 a year while some spend £8000 a year.

i had the privelege to study and teach architecture in msia, studied in bartlett (london) and sheffield as well as part time teaching in sheffield right now. i can tell u, the system here is WAAAAYYY easier than msia. it's so lenient! everything is up to u!

here's one big difference (if u're studying architecture):

in msia, they start counting ur CGPA as soon as u sit ur first exam in the first year. once u flunk or get a low grade in a subject, u'll be hard pressed for ur first class. too many Bs? then forget about first class altogether.

here in sheffield, anything u score during ur first year wont be counted. if u score, goodlah. if u didnt, no big deal. ur 2nd year will be counted only 30% of total CGPA, while ur 3rd year is counted 70%. so even if u're a late bloomer, u can still score here.

there are lots of ways for u to score in ur studies in the UK. there isnt one way to do it.

Actually, I believe that this method is practiced across the entire board of Bachelors degrees. The stuff that you learn from the 1st year is trivial (but you'd better understand the basics or suffer in the later years when the stuff becomes more complex), and some of the modules are introductory. But if you don't do reasonably well, you will not be allowed to progress to your second year, so be warned!

For UK undergrad masters, the weightage is typically 0 - 30 - 30 - 40 (%).

well, i wanted to say that it is applied through all bachelor degrees, but i dont know that for a fact. thanx for the clarifications

i'm still waiting when malaysia will start to employ this system. our first proposal to have this system (in UTM) was rejected last year for various reasons.

Hi pal, can someone please tell me what are the items that i need to declare in the airpot? my friend tell me just walk to the green one which is " nothing to declare". But i heard british council ppl said we need to declare some items, if no then they will fine me if they check. So is it safe by just walking to the green path ?

Besides, i think this just related to chinese . i buy a bankdraft under my name, lets say BONG Fa Chai . when i go to uk and open a account, u know british people always want to make our name the other way which become "Fa Chai BONG". so i wish to know is -- will they consider "Bong fa chai & Fa chai Bong" as the same? this means can i bank in the bank draft into my "Fa chai BONG" account?. As i heard the HSBC ppl says that they consider not the same , so ask me to consider carefully before buying bankdraft .

The things that you need to declare are:

1) Dairy products
2) Fresh products (raw garlic, meat, fresh vege etc)
3) Excessive liquors & cigarettes

Correct me if I'm wrong . But I didn't declare at all the last time. Becareful if you tend to be sneaky.

Should be alright. They understand how Chinese name arrangements are. As long as your bank draft's name is the same as the one in your passport

Few questions needs to be answered, hoping someone can help.

International students pay a higher fee compared to Euro Union students, International students fee is about 11,000 pounds compared to Euro Union students at about 3,000 pounds

I wonder does the system have a flaw?

Assume that a malaysian student who completes his first yr here and wishes to further his/her studies in UK, if he/she applies for a university in UK as a Euro Union student.

Does that mean he/she will be able to enjoy the priviledge of paying 3,000 pounds annually?

No. It is the same situation in Malaysia (I guess) whereby locals get cheaper tuition fees compare to foreigners. Correct me if I'm wrong.

No. You are not qualify to do that. To qualify as locals or something similar, you have to be in that particular country for a number of years. Practically it is the same as like applying PR.

It doesn't work that way. You can't simply fill in your nationality as French when you're holding a Malaysia passport.

Hey guys. Leaving UK this Sunday. I know there will be alot of ppl in this forum leaving this September. Piece of advice: Everything is fun here!! You should look forward to the fast connection, making new friends and experience 4 seasons weather!!!
That's all for now, c everyone in the UK if there's any lowyat UK gathering.

There's a misunderstanding, when i mentioned if a person applies for a UK university as a Euro Union student, i meant a person who has a European passport, for example an Austrian passport or German passport.

Meaning, a malaysian student who has did his/her first yr in m'sia wishing to further studies in UK, applying as a Euro Union student with a European passport.

I have a friend who has two passports, and he told me about Euro Union student paying a cheaper fee, so i just wanted to confirm this. And also the possibility of him getting into a UK university from Malaysia as a Euro Union student with a Malaysian education background.

What is the meaning of Applying as euro union student with a european passport??
Then u become immigrant?

Sorry for misunderstanding. In that case, yes you can apply. However, you have to seek further information about that from the uni you are studying.

No.

A Malaysian with an European passport? As a Malaysian, you are not allowed to hold another passport. Your friend could be forced to make a decision if they probe and find out he's been studying in Malaysia as a Malaysian citizen and suddenly he's trying to go on a European passport....

Hey, anybody flew there already via KLIA? Any restrictions in luggage?

Please advise those here (me la ) who are yet to go. THanks

Yup, one of my friend did it already by MAS. Good thing happened on him. His luggage is 25KG but the officer did not charge him . Beside, he carried one printer (with a container but the container weight 5KG la, so u know what is inside) on his hand with another bag. So the total weight he can carry is a lot more that other ppl can carry lo.

Yeah you're right. My friends who left last night were taking 25kg and 29kg respectively. No problems, but must smile like mad la to the officer.
Leaving tonight, wish me luck guys.

I took Singapore Airlines frm Malaysia.
They are pretty strict with Main luggage but not for hand luggage.
I could see people bringing two hand luggages with a laptop somemore. They are on economy class though.
I thought it's restricted to only one hand luggage. Is this 'one hand luggage' only applied on MAS frm Malaysia?

I think one hand luggage for all plane except if you bring laptop. That is special case. Like girl also, she can bring 2 hand luggages-1 handbags(normally girls put many things also) + 1 normal handluggage